Game



F. R. BAER June 14, 1927.

GAME

Filed Feb. 5 1926 4to thegame may Patented vJune '114, 1927.Y

)UNITED STA rentrons RAE Bann, 'or KANSAS cifrY, Missionar.

' 1 GAME.

Application led `February My invention'relates to Againes 'and moreparticularly to one relating to'cartoinancy, the `principal object oftheinvention being to. provide a device for employing that art as a gamewherein' card reading' is effected by Vmechanical selection. .v

lnv accomplish'ng this objectl have prof vided'iinproved details ofstructure, the vpreferredv forms of which are illustrated intheaccompanying'drawings wherein Y Fig. 1 is aplan view of ai game deviceconstructed' 'n accordance with my invention. Y 1 f Fig. Qis acrossfsectional View through the device on thefline 2-`2 of Fig. l1. f

Referring more in detail to the drawings,

ldesignates a card or board.l upon the various oracles involved "intheplay, decorativeV matter (not shown) and'` indicia pertaining be printedto form the field, Lhe functional indiciafcoinprising a ring 2 dividedinto spaces?) byv radial lines 4r eX- tending from the eenterto theperiphery'of the circle. Printed ineach spaceB, near the periphery ofthecircle, is a facsimile of one of the playing cards of an ordinary deck,there being `one space for each card, the

. cardsiof the several suits being groupedtogether andv arranged Yfourth quadrant, `8,

cupying a vquarter of the circle, the quadrants `being separated alonghorizontal and vertical lines. For example, the first quadrant, 5,contains the suit'of heats, the second quadrant, 6, the suit ofspades,`tliev third quadrant, 7, the 'suit of diamonds, and the thesuitof clubs. [In an inner ring 9 adjacent the ring 2 and rbetween theradial lines separating the, card Y spaces 3 arepiniprinted thenumerical values of the corresponding cards.k n

Pivotallymounted on the field at the'cen' ter of the circle is a pointeror indicating dei' vice 11, preferably comprising a flat strip Y mayrotate'freelyupon itspivot, out of coni tact with the board.

of sheetmetal orcardboard, `having a `point l 12 atl oneend and acorresponding notch 13 y atthe other end to represent an. arrow andbalance the pointer on its pivot. The pivot 14 comprises a rivet whichextends through an opening 15 midway of the pointer,

through a spacing. washerl and through an opening 17 in the board 1, sothat the arrow At each corner of the field, outside ofthe circle is aschedule 18, 19, 2O or 21 headed by the ritieni. a suit, the hearts,clubs,

in order, each suit oc-A i papers.7

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or diamonds, and comprising a list of `the cards in their order, eachnumber or initial being followed by a description of the oracle meaningor translation of the card, andeach schedule topped by the wordYes.forNo to indicate certain results of the play here-y cards andconsisting of the letters A, Kf

Q and J to designate the ace,lring, queen and Jack, followed by theoracle meanv ing and preceded by the figure 8? for a purpose presentlydescribed.

While many different methods of yplay may be employed withthe device, lIwill'de scribe one which l have devised aiidrecommended in instructionsaccompanying lthe gama i In 'playing compleXions in sov fary as thereadings Vrelate t0 persons,

dium` brunettes; and spades, decided ybrunettes. The player makes awish,`as for in-` stance, that hemay be successful in a business matterthen of interest to him. He then spinsr the p ointer to the right threeseparateV times,y malnng note of the card to which the arrow pointswhenat `rest after each spin,-

Assuming `tliatthese stops' areat the ten of the game, thesuits-indicate v diamonds indicating decided` blondes; hearts, mediumblondes; clubs, inediamonds, the siX of hearts and the yfive Vof Yclubs, the player will vconsult the schedules and note that the ten ofdiamonds means Large amount of money received or valu- 'tablepresent;-the' siX of hearts, Friend and the' five of clubs, Packageor-business The player again spins the pointer three times,pointerstops, as before,and again consults the schedule fortranslation.`This `time he notingthe cards at which the l icc may have the seven ofspades, meaning f From awaygr the ace of clubs, .meaning A `businesstransactionuand theyjacl; of jdiamonds, meaning A light young'man, Hethen combines the six readings to complete the message, which, 1n theexample given,

.can be connected to read: The inquirer will receive some papers from alight youngman friend who is out of town. These papers are.

With referenceto a business transaction in volvng a large ernennt ofmoney The 'player malte as :many spine he desires, taking note ot thecards at which the pointer stops, consulting the schedules to obtain themeanings o't the cards and finall)v connecting the meanings as a messagein answer to the question that he has asked.

Next, the gaine may be extended by the player makingl threeI spins todetermine whether his wish will come true. @n the firstthree spins heina7 get the ten ot hearts,

meaning Good luck;A five ot diamonds, meaning "Real soon"`: and the fireot hearts,

n'ieaning Contract or proinise: which, when assembled, may read: Realsoon there will be good luck concerning a contract.

He maiv then spin three times to detei'- mine the result ot thecontract, and may gety the nine of clubs ii'ieaniiig Sure, the ten otdiamonds, meaning Large amount ot money and the king ot hearts, meaningThe inquirer, which three meanings, connected, make up the message Realsure there is a large amount oi" money to the iiiquirer concerning hiswish.

The player may then desire to know how longl it will be before his wishwill come true. For his answer lie again spins the pointer and it itstops at 3, he is intoriii-ed thaty his wish will come true within threemonths, the number of the card in this instance representing months.

Should the player desire a yes or iio7 answer to his question, he spinsthe pointer and his answer is determined by the corner word iu thequadrant in which the pointl of the arrow comes to rest.

It, during the play, the pointer should stop three times at the ace.king, queen or Iiack o'lf the players complexion suit, he i'e- Yfers tothe special schedule 'lor the additional reading there indicated.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the. gaine ma)7 be'played by oneor more; that it is capable ot `various modifications and adaptationsaccording to rule or whim ot' the players and. involving the art ofcartoii'iancy in addition to mere amusement, atl'ords a greater range oiinterest than an ordinarivv game.

What l claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:-

l. 'In a game ot the character described, a lield bearing an annularseries ot cai'd groeps, each including,representations ot' the cards ofa suit, and hearing a separate schedule for each oit the groupsvincluding identitring Aand oracle meaning desigual tioiis ot theseveral cards or" the suit, and a pointer pivotally mountedconcentrically ot" the series.

2. In a gaine ot the character de vcribed. a field bearing an annularseries ol' card groups, each including representations ofthe cards ot asuit and bearing a separate schedule for each of the groupsincludingidentifying and oracle meaning designations of the severalcards olf the suit. each schedule including a general le.'igiiationconiiiion to all cards ot the group. and a pointer pivotally mountedconcentncalliv of the series.

3. In a gaine oif the character dez'cribed. a field bearing an annularseries ol' card groups, each including representations ot the cards o'ta suit and bearing a .separate schedule for each ot the groups:including identit' \jiiig and oracle meaning derignations ot' thesereral cards of the suit and bearing an additional schedule includingralne and oracle iiicaning designation.:v ol' a selected number o'tcards common to all ol' tht` suits, anda pointer pi'\'oiall mountedconccir tiically ot` the series.

-l-. lii a gaine ot the character descrilu-d, a field bearing an annularring dirined radially to form separate spaces. indicia in :aid spacesrepre: eiitatire olI the cards ot' a the indicia ai'rauged'iii suitgrnup.'-'. a reliedule for each ot the groups including identifying andoracle meaning tlcrtignatiou.` tor the several cards ot that group. anda pointer pirotally mounted concentricalli.' ol said ring. i

In a gaine ot the character described. a field hearing inner and outerringl di; vided radiall)Y to Yforni .separate .spat-cs. indicia in thespaces ot the outer ring representative ol the cards ol' a deck andarranged in suit groups. indicia in the rpacc` ol' the, inner ringrepresentative otl the value ot the 'ards represented in corre-f;)endingspaces ot the outer ring. a schedule l'or exch ot the groups includiiui'identifying and oracle nieaning designations for the r-'crcral cards etthat group, and a pointer piroalhv mounted conccutricall \v ot' .saidrin f i t3. vIn a game ot the character de 'ad a field comprising anannular ring diridfil into radial spaces, a series oi indi aieprcsent-atire ol cards otl a dcck divided into suit groups, each groupoccupyingl a :piadrant o'tE the tield divided along luiriizontalandperpendicularlines. a ichedule l'or each group including identifyingand oracle meaning designations lor the several cards of that group, anda pointer pii'otallr mounted concentricall)v ot said ring. l

ln testinion;1 whereof l. :iltix my signature.

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